Downunderworld

Book excerpt: Downunderworld is a rip-roaring factually based story about seven young school friends and their escapades in Sydney, Australia during the 1980s. The story delivers a compelling perspective on the ‘anything goes’ aspect of Australian culture during the dawn of the surf and dance party eras and how they evolved from seven young boys to seven young men very quickly under unusual circumstances. The story details all the cultural aspects that were truly unique to Australia in the 1980s – Fluorescent colours, synthesised music, horrible fashion trends and evolving societal attitudes in a male dominated beer and sport culture, during a 4-year period from 1981-1984. It’s insightful, hilarious, serendipitous, treacherous, cunning and at times graphic, whilst providing a wonderful snapshot into the evolution of Australian culture in the 1980s. This book is a cross between Pulp Fiction and Breaking Bad and not the stereotypical view of Australia.